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Agreed, @roads-scholar - it's funny, after that was announced, as I talked to folks about it, invariably they'd say, "that piece of land doesn't look big enough to hold that!" or something like that. I think the lesson to learn is you can often get a lot of building into a spot... something to remember as we try to build even more infill properties around the central city. To me, residential infill is one of the keys to growing the city's population - more places to live in the city center equals more residents and taxpayers in the city!

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Not yet, but it isn't supposed to be completed until April 2018. For Royce Camp's Wall Street building, retail tenants began being announced about 2 months before the building was complete. So I'd expect a similar timeline here.

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I know that Royce Camp owns several small parcels at the corner of Spring St and Harris Pl under the name "Midtown Properties LLC". I suspect that would be the next site for a project of his. (Just a guess; no inside info)

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I saw some work going on along Spring at that location a week or so ago - it looked like some kind of electrical box was installed right at the sidewalk - or at least some odd contraption. So maybe something is underway. Often in the summer that lot gets very overgrown. I've always thought some nice townhomes along Spring would be a nice way to connect downtown with Hampton Heights, particularly if they could have a brownstone look.

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Finally, an update on this project from the H-J. The building should be completed by August or September. Units will rent from $900 - $2700 per month (most $1200-1400), and a few have already been (informally) reserved. No commercial tenants have been confirmed, but talks are scheduled this week with a casual dining restaurant that, if signed, would take two-thirds of the ground floor space. The view from the penthouse unit (the $2700 one) looks very nice!